Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The rainy season is here, and it's time to put your creative energies to work! What better focus than sharing in a project to help others in the community!? Knitting donations for local charities provides love and comfort to those in need and empowers us through our craft to fuel positive change in the world at large.

Feel inspired? Join Joyce at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop on Tuesday, November 20, from 10:30-12:30. Learn more about Project KnitterNatter, and share your thoughts and ideas!

Interested, but can't make the meeting? Call the shop and I'll connect you with Joyce! (503) 283-2004

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Check out Riley's new sweater...Touchdown! He's all ready for the football season. Pattern will be available soon at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop!Working on his Halloween Costume for this year. This Little Piggy will also be available soon in pattern form!

Friday, September 28, 2012

Join us on Saturday afternoons at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop as we Knit-A-Long this darling cardigan from Baby Cocktails. Vodka Lemonade is knit from the top down, and is full of interesting things to learn. An easy pattern to follow, knit with us and get help through any questionable parts!

Friday, June 8, 2012

I'm just finishing up Helena, a super sweet baby cardigan, using Ultra Pima Quatro from Cascade Yarns in this fun and happy colorway called Candy Stripe. I've really enjoyed this pattern, and just discovered the adult version, Hermia! I'll be teaching this class, Helena, at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop on Wednesdays in August. Check out the Summer Class Schedule and call the shop to sign up! (503) 283-2004

Citron has been neglected lately since I've been trying to finish up Helena, but the yarn is calling to me. Such a soft merino wool. I'm using Rialto Lace from Debbie Bliss in an amazing light turquoise color. Love it! This isn't for a class or knit-a-long...just for fun!

Here's my Petal Lace Cardigan...our current knit-a-long at The Naked Sheep. Love, love, love this yarn! Venezia Sport from Cascade Yarns; a lovely blend of merino wool and silk. So soft and spongy, and the colors are great! Knit-A-Long is still happening on Saturday afternoons from 1-4pm. Join us!

And here is my third Wingspan, again in Taiyo Sock Yarn. I love this pattern and yarn; but I think I'm going to repurpose the yarn and cast on for the Entrelac Reticule with Bobble Trim. You'll find the pattern in the 2012 issue of the Jane Austen magazine. Stop by the shop and check it out! This could very well be our next knit-a-long.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Finished my Rococo Shawl, and I love it! The pattern was well written, and error free! The yarn was so much fun to knit with...very soft and light. It took 8 skeins of Lustrous Extrafine Merino DK from Sublime.

And check out the amazing shawl pin my friend Vickie made for me...perfect! Stop by The Naked Sheep Knit Shop and check out her lovely shawl pin collection!

Thursday, April 12, 2012

We enjoyed a lovely Easter with family and friends. Had quite a few people in our little house; it was cozy! So much fun to spend time with people you enjoy. Being with those I love, hearing them laugh, and sharing delicious food with them makes me very happy! Here are a couple things I made for brunch that you should definitely try!

Impossibly Easy Breakfast Bake was just that...super easy to make, and definitely one of the favorites to eat! I substituted a jar of sweet red peppers for the medium bell pepper. Nummy

Nummy Nummy!

Sticky Bun Breakfast Ring was so easy and so good! Tip...remove sticky buns from bundt pan as soon as you take it out of oven. My test batch was perfect, but some of the gooey goodness stuck to the pan on Easter because I let it cool too long in pan.

And the Bacon-Asparagus Strata was my favorite! I made a few changes. Substituted Cheddar for Swiss, used fresh asparagus instead of frozen, and I used Dave's Killer Cracked Wheat Bread instead of white bread. OMG! It was amazing!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Our End of Winter Knit-A-Long continues at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop! Join us this Saturday, March 10, from 1-4pm! We're knitting up the Norwegian Knapsack from the beautiful book, Norwegian Handknits.

There are lots of new things to learn as we work on this bag together: Charted Colorwork, Embroidery as Embellishment and how to make a Kumihimo Braid, just to name a few!

Bring something delicious to drink, a winllingness to learn and be prepared

Friday, February 24, 2012

Stop by The Naked Sheep Knit Shop during the crawl to participate in some of the fun activities we have planned; you can also sign up to win big prizes! We'll have daily giveaways, as well as the gigantic basket of goodies to give away at the end of the weekend. (Picture to follow soon!)

Jill from Bar-Maids will be here each day during the crawl (Thursday through Sunday) from 10-4pm. Stop by to sample, smell and shop their amazing products!

Candace from One of a Kind Buttons will be hosting a Trunk Show on Saturday from 10-2. You will definitely want to stop by and see all of her lovely ceramic creations! Buttons, Pins and Pendants...Oh My!

We will have Yarn and Needle Tastings going on all weekend! Stop by to sample some fun, new yarns!

And our Back Room Sale Shelves will be well stocked, with items 25-75% OFF!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Just in today... Pacific Chunky, Pacific Chunky Multi and Pacific Multi. We've had Pacific for awhile, and it's been wildly popular! Pacific is a nice blend of 40% Superwash Merino Wool and 60% Acrylic. So soft, and available in a lot of colors! Perfect for children's garments and baby blankets, as well as adult items! And Cascade has lots of nice Free Patterns available on their website for these yarns.

And we're happy to order any color in these yarns that your little heart desires. Just let us know!

Here's my first completed project of 2012. A scarf I made for a friend of the family for his 70th Birthday. I used 3 skeins of Eco Cloud...delicious yarn! My new favorite, I think! The pattern is a simple checkerboard...fun to knit.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Mark your calendars NOW for Portland's 3rd Annual Rose City Yarn Crawl! This year, the Crawl will last 4 whole days, Thursday-Sunday, March 1-4. All participating shops will be open from at least 10-6 on all 4 days. The Naked Sheep Knit Shop will be open 10-9 on Thursday, the first day of the Crawl, so we can have a Knit Nite Extravaganza! Fun, Food and Fiber will definitely be involved. More details to follow on this!

A fun, new feature to the crawl this year is a Passport that participants can print out and use to collect stamps from each participating shop. Your Completed Passport is your entry to win the amazing Grand Prize Basket.

Each shop will also be offering a Free Pattern designed specifically for the Crawl. The patterns will be available with any yarn purchase.

Each shop will also be hosting different activities during the Crawl. Visit The Naked Sheep to experience Bar-Maids wonderful products; as well as daily Yarn and Needle Tastings. Oh, and we'll be giving away our own Daily Prize Packages! That's 4 additional chances to win big!